Symmetrischema capsica

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Symmetrischema capsica, the pepper flowerbud moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by John David Bradley and Dalibor F. Povolný in 1965. It is found Mexico, the West Indies, the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago) and the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded Florida and Texas.[1][2]

Symmetrischema capsica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Symmetrischema
Species:
S. capsica
Binomial name
Symmetrischema capsica
(Bradley & Povolný, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Gnorimoschema capsica Bradley & Povolný, 1965

The length of the forewings is 3-3.5 mm.

The larvae feed in the flower buds of Capsicum annuum and Physalis species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Symmetrischema Povolný, 1967". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae